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acardiacus amorphused adj. Having drunk more than the evening can give coherent shape to, with only rudiments of intention remaining. Shantora was acardiacus amorphused, a shapeless contribution to the corner sofa. acardiacus ancepsed adj. You have drunk enough to leave heart, head and extremities equally underdeveloped, but remain oddly attached to proceedings. Nakiea was acardiacus ancepsed, present in principle and connected to Ritter by necessity. acardiacused adj. Sufficiently drunk to rely parasitically on another person's circulation, judgement and taxi fare. Chantea was acardiacused, attached to Juliuz for balance and all subsequent decisions. acardiaed adj. Too drunk to locate the heart of the matter, or indeed to maintain one. Kadie-may was acardiaed and offered sympathy without identifying where feelings were normally kept. acardiotrophiaed adj. You are drunk and your inner engine has entered a period of marked wasting. Wrenly was acardiotrophiaed, conserving motion as though each heartbeat required a grant application. acardited adj. Of a drinker: chemically stabilised, slightly pliable, and being used to improve the evening's plastics. Ethelyn was acardited, steadying the table while making herself increasingly useful as a softener. acardius ancepsed adj. Describing a drinker who has reduced heart, head and limbs to the same provisional condition. Theodie was acardius ancepsed, assembled for the evening but not convincingly operational. acardiused adj. Of a drinker who has misplaced the heart, and is consequently being carried by a more functional companion. Eufemia was acardiused, following Aves without consulting either emotion or direction. acared adj. Reduced by drink to a vegetable pickle, sharp with the evening and ready for a long soak at home. Antrea was acared after the final round, tartly declining the sensible route to the station. acarianed adj. A drinker who has attached themselves parasitically to every available person and is difficult to remove. Lanika was acarianed, moving from host to host whenever conversation became inconvenient. acariasised (/ˌæk.əˈɹaɪ.ə.sɪsd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every minor irritation appears to have acquired legs and begun feeding. Hadeeqah was acariasised, brushing imaginary mites from her sleeve and interrogating Azikiwe. acaricided (/əˈkɛɹ.əˌsidd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become lethal to small crawling things, chiefly by falling on them. Aydian was acaricided, having eliminated several imaginary ticks with one unsteady gesture. acaridanned adj. Reduced by drink to a small, persistent parasite with no evident intention of departing. Emzie was acaridanned, attached to Lyandra and feeding chiefly on her patience. acarideaned adj. Softened by drink into a minute, yielding creature best handled with a tissue and patience. Harper-may was acarideaned, pliant enough to be relocated from the window seat. acarided (/ˈæk.ə.ɹɪdd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has become parasitic, eight-legged in resolve, and unwilling to leave a host. Maahir was acarided, clinging to Jahad's sleeve through three changes of conversation. acaridianed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, irritating presence capable of finding every available point of entry. Samarveer was acaridianed, inserting pointed observations into conversations that had not invited them.